Reading Europe celebrates Sweden

Reading Europe celebrates Sweden on 13 June 2016
READING EUROPE FROM UK INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
There are 24 countries in the EU in addition to the 4 countries in the British Isles and Commonwealth. Before the EU Referendum let us take the opportunity to find out something more about fellow members and neighbours. The recommended titles have been selected to let the reader know the literature, history and culture of each country better. On 13 June we celebrate Sweden.
 
RECOMMENDED TITLES FROM SWEDEN
Clinch by Martin Holmen, translated by Henning Koch(Pushkin Vertigo)
ISBN 978 1 782271 92 5, 320 pages,£8.99
An ultra-gritty piece of contemporary Swedish noir, set in a decrepit, highly atmospheric 1930s Stockholm that is a far cry from the modern, egalitarian capital city of today.
 
The Serious Game by Hjalmar Soderberg, translated by Eva Claeson(Marion Boyars)
ISBN 978 0 714530 61 1, 256 pages, £8.99                                                                           Set against the bustling cafes, newspaper offices, parks and hotels of Stockholm at the turn of the twentieth century The Serious Game shows two young people struggling to free themselves from the snares of a liberal society.